KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · population 750,845 · 76 weather stations within 200 km · records 1859 to 2025
Pietermaritzburg has an average annual daytime high of 24.3°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is February, when highs typically reach 27.0°C, and its coldest is June, with overnight lows near 4.9°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Pietermaritzburg's average temperature has risen by +1.7°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1859, warming totals +1.7°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Pietermaritzburg's average annual daytime high is 24.3°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is February, with highs averaging 27.0°C, and the coldest is June, with lows averaging 4.9°C.
February is the warmest month in Pietermaritzburg, with typical daytime highs of 27.0°C.
2025 is the hottest year on record for Pietermaritzburg, running +1.6°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Pietermaritzburg has warmed by roughly +1.7°C.
April to November typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.